List of Famous people who died in 2014

Adib Domingos Jatene was a noted Brazilian physician of Lebanese background, university professor, scientist and thoracic surgeon. He is remembered as the inventor of the arterial switch operation, a surgical technique to correct transposition of the great vessels in the newborn.

Ciro Carlos Araujo de Quadros was a Brazilian leader in the field of Public Health, in particular, the area of vaccines and preventable diseases. He was born in Rio Pardo, Brazil.

Manuel Leguineche Bollar, better known as Manu Leguineche, was a Spanish correspondent, journalist and writer. He was born in Arratzu, Biscay. He founded the Spanish news agencies Colpisa and Fax Press. He divorced from Rosa María Mateo.

Melinda Esterházy was a Hungarian-Austrian landowner and former ballet dancer. She was the wife of Paul Esterházy, an Austro-Hungarian nobleman of the Esterházy family.

Lorenzo Hormisdas Zambrano Treviño was a Mexican businessman and philanthropist. He took over Cemex, a regional cement company founded by his grandfather, and transformed it into one of the largest cement producers in the world by the time of his death. Zambrano also financed several cultural initiatives across Latin America and chaired, from 1997 to 2012, the board of trustees of the Monterrey Institute of Technology (ITESM), one of the largest private universities in the region. He also co-owned Axtel, an important Mexican telecommunications company.

Antonio Francisco Cafiero was an Argentine Justicialist Party politician. Cafiero held a number of important posts throughout his career, including, most notably, the governorship of Buenos Aires Province from 1987 to 1991, the Cabinet Chief's Office under interim president Eduardo Camaño from 2001 to 2002, and a seat in the Senate of the Nation from 1993 to 2005.

Jean Gaven was a French actor. He appeared in more than sixty films between 1945 and 1996.

João Ubaldo Ribeiro was a Brazilian writer, journalist, screenwriter and professor. Several of his books and short stories have been turned into movies and TV series in Brazil. Ribeiro was a member of the Brazilian Academy of Letters, being elected in 1994. At the time of his death many considered him to be Brazil's greatest contemporary novelist.

Ricardo Baliardo, better known as Manitas de Plata, was a flamenco guitarist of Spanish Gitano descent born in southern France. Despite achieving worldwide fame, he was criticized for not following certain rhythmic rules (compás) that are traditional in flamenco.

Axel Stoll was a far-right esoteric German geophysicist and conspiracy theorist. He wrote many books, including "Hochtechnologie im Dritten Reich" and "Das Wissen um die unterdrückte Physik - Ein Buch von Axel Stoll", combining pseudo-science and various conspiracy theories, especially concerning the Third Reich. He received notoriety through the publication of internet videos.